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2007-08-23 01:50:16
sohail75
Registered: Aug 23 2007
Posts: 16
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I have created form in acrobat pro 8.0 with the help of live cycle designer. I want to send this form to my around 2000 clients via email and willing to get back filled information in txt format via email over my email address which could be like sohail [dot] khan [at] itp [dot] com If any one knows the solution please let me know Thanks in advance

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2007-08-26 03:01:50
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peppercorn
Registered: Aug 4 2007
Posts: 12
Sohail,
You didn't specify if you require your clients to submit only the data back to you (in which case you will receive an XML file with the data listed), or do you require them to send you the filled form (in which case you will receive the full form in a PDF file).
In any case, download the 8.1 upgrade because 8.0 is anything but bug-free.

Both options reauire you to enable user rights and to add a "Submit" button to your form.
Acrobat's Help files on this are fairly good!

HTH

A. Sela
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2007-09-21 00:39:37
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NicoleW
Registered: Sep 20 2007
Posts: 22
peppercorn wrote:
(in which case you will receive an XML file with the data listed)
I created a form -have a submit button linked to my email - however ---the data that is being returned reads:

textfield1"first name lasy name"
textfield2"date"
dropdownmenu1"3"
dropdownmenu2"1"

etc.....

Is there a way to rename those designations to something specific like: (its sending the form type and not a description of what the that form field is)

name"NameHere"
date"today's date"
numberofshows"3"
catalogorders"1"
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2007-09-21 07:26:17
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gkaiseril
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Registered: Feb 23 2006
Posts: 4307
sohail75 wrote:
I have created form in acrobat pro 8.0 with the help of live cycle designer. I want to send this form to my around 2000 clients via e-mail and willing to get back filled information in txt format via e-mail over my e-mail address which could be like sohail [dot] khan [at] itp [dot] com If any one knows the solution please let me know Thanks in advance
If any of your users are using Reader, you will have to use Acrobat 8 Professional to enable Extended Reader Rights for forms, pay a 3rd party vendor to enable rights, or purchase a LiveCycle Server product to enable the extended rights. Using LiveCycle Designer default button you will get an XML file with the form field data. If you create a button to perform this action, you can use Acrobat's "mailForm()" method to e-mail the entire PDF back.

You might want to look at using a secure server for gathering and controlling your data due to e-mail's lack of security.

George Kaiser

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2007-09-27 15:43:42
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jmason
Registered: Jun 22 2007
Posts: 73
To NicoleW:
If you select the field you want to change the name of, go to the Object palette and select the Binding tab. In the Name field, enter the name you want that field to be called. Repeat as needed with other fields. (This is in Designer I'm assuming.) Hope this helps!
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